The European Commission has unveiled a comprehensive Communication addressing the structural challenges that limit EU banking sector competitiveness, proposing sweeping reforms to prudential regulation, cross-border integration, and regulatory complexity. With formal legislative proposals expected in Q1 2027, this initiative represents one of the most ambitious banking regulatory reform packages in recent EU history, fundamentally reshaping how banks operate across member states.

The Central Bank of Ireland ("CBI") has published a page on its website entitled "COVID-19 – Prudential Regulatory Flexibility Measures".

The new rules will introduce a two tier capital requirement for (re)insurance undertakings which seek to ensure the financial soundness of undertakings and to protect policyholders.

Following political agreement in December 2023 on the regulation establishing the new central EU AML/CFT supervisor, and on the procedure for selecting AMLA's location, the European Commission's assessment of the nine applications ...

The new EU Securitisation Regulation will apply across the EU from 1 January 2019. In this briefing, we highlight the key changes to the risk retention regime that are being introduced.

We are pleased to share with you a number of important updates relating to the Investment Firms Directive EU/2019/2034 ("IFD") and the Investment Firm Regulation EU/2019/2033 ("IFR").

The European Commission has just published a draft delegated regulation to amend the Solvency II Delegated Regulation and create a revised prudential framework...

The new EU Securitisation Regulation will apply from 1 January 2019.

Ireland continues to lead the way in offering innovative financial services solutions for investment structures.

During the month of November, board rooms and offices across Ireland were buzzing with the financial services catch phrase of 2011.

One of the key elements of the new Solvency II regime is the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment ("ORSA").

On 20 May 2026, the European Commission published a targeted consultation on the review of Regulation (“EU”) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-Assets (“MiCA”).

The current own funds requirements for UCITS management companies ("UCITS ManCos") and AIFMs are set out in Regulation 17 of the UCITS Regulations and Regulation...

The new regulations will replace the CPC from late 2024, incorporate other existing standalone consumer protection codes and regulations such as the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears, and contain...

As part of its response to the financial and banking crisis, the Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank), in September 2011, published new Standards of Fitness and Probity (the Standards) for persons who carry out certain functions in all regulated financial service providers (RFSPs), except for credit unions.

Ireland, similar to the rest of the world, has continued to face the many societal, financial and regulatory changes that have arisen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Irish Department of Finance has published a consultation on national discretions regarding Ireland's implementation of the Capital Requirements Directive VI...

In this Briefing, we briefly examine the new technical standards dealing with disclosure templates and securitisation repositories.

The Department of Finance's public consultation on the exercise of the national discretions in AIFMD II closes for feedback on 17 January 2025.

The Irish retail banking sector continued its trend towards consolidating into fewer providers in 2022/2023. The industry is also experiencing increasing challenges from new entrants...